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Arena, Goffredo
MD, CHIR. VASC (ITA), FACS, FRCS (Ca) Academic Rank(s): Adjunct Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Affiliation(s): VGH / McGill University Research and Scholarly Interests:horizontal transfer of malignant traits, extracellular vesicles trafficking and their biological effect, validation of a novel blood test for detection of cancer, liquid biopsy Clinical Interests: […]
2024 Presidents Staff Award
Congrats to Joanne Wouterse, Jennifer Xenakis, Jenny Tai, and Juliana Li for receiving the 2024 President’s Staff Award for Collaborative Excellence! 👏 Their teamwork and dedication to the BMLSc program at UBC are truly inspiring.
Enfield, Katey
PhD Academic Rank(s): Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC; Scientist in the Department of Integrative Oncology at the BC Cancer Research Institute Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Research Institute Research and Scholarly Interests: lung cancer, tumour microenvironment, cancer immunology, B cells, spatial profiling techniques, bioinformatics, data integration kenfield@bccrc.ca
Dr. Torsten Nielsen Elected to the Royal Society of Canada
Congratulations to our professor, Dr. Torsten Nielsen, on being named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada for his outstanding contributions to pathology and laboratory medicine.
Alford, Morgan
PhD Academic Rank(s):Sessional Instructor (BMLSc Program), Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Affiliation(s): UBC Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: infectious disease, antimicrobial resistance, vaccine development, molecular diagnostics, scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) m.alford@ubc.ca Social Media: linkedin
Cheryl Wellington has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences!
Dr. Cheryl Wellington has been elected as a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences! This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions and leadership in health sciences. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Wellington on this wonderful achievement!
Corree Laule Promotion
Join us in congratulating Dr. Cornelia (Corree) Laule on her promotion to Professor! 🥳👏 With 22 years of experience in MRI research, Dr. Laule has made significant contributions to our understanding of multiple sclerosis and spinal cord injuries.
Dr. Cheryl Wellington and her collaborative network have been awarded $3.4M to support survivors of intimate partner violence with brain injuries.
Dr. Cheryl Wellington and her collaborative network have been awarded $3.4M to support survivors of intimate partner violence with brain injuries.
2024 VANIER AND BANTING AWARDS
Congrats to our Pathology students for winning 2024 Vanier and Banting awards: Razieh Sadat Banijamali(Vanier); Dr. Anne-Sophie Archambault (Banting), and Dr. Zhenwei Ma (Banting).
For the first time in the world, a new method to match donor organs to recipients will be tested in Canada.
For the first time in the world, a new method to match donor organs to recipients will be tested in Canada. The research project just received $5.8 million in funding
Wang, Meng
PhD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Research and Development Scientist – Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Analytical chemistry, LC-MS/MS, spectroscopy and NMR meng.wang@vch.ca
Saeedi, Ramesh
MD, PhD, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Medical Biochemist – Victoria General Hospital Affiliation(s): Victoria General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Innovative vaccine and therapeutic strategies ramesh.saeedi@islandhealth.ca
Liu, Ariel (Yi)
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Anatomical Pathologist – Royal Columbian Hospital Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Dermatopathology yiariel.liu@fraserhealth.ca
Fergie, Bridget
BMBCh MA(Oxon) FRCPath FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Staff Anatomical Pathologist – Mills Memorial Hospital Affiliation(s): Mills Memorial Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Gastrointestinal pathology and diagnostic cytology bridget.fergie@northernhealth.ca
Borretta, Lisa
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Staff Anatomical Pathologist/Dermatopathologist – Kelowna General Hospital Affiliation(s): Kelowna General (Interior Health) Research and Scholarly Interests: Dermatopathology, Lipoprotein Disorders, Collagen Degeneration, Rare Cutaneous Diseases, Diagnostic Histopathology lisa.borretta@interiorhealth.ca
Austin, Sidney
Academic Rank(s):Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC | Infection Control Nurse at Vancouver Coastal Health Affiliation(s): VGH Research and Scholarly Interests: Antimicrobial resistant organism surveillance and infection control management in acute care sidney.austin@vch.ca
Velapatino, Billie
MSc, PhD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Research and Development Scientist, Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: billie.velapatino@vch.ca
Taylor, Valerie
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomical Pathologist, Kelowna General Hospital, Interior Health Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: valerie.taylor@interiorhealth.ca
Sherwood, Karen
PhD Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | HLA Laboratory Director, Vancouver General Hospital, VCH | Scientific Program Manager, Genome Canada Transplant Consortium Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Immunogenetics, Transplantation, Precision Medicine, Histocompatibility, Donor specific antibodies, Immune monitoring, Next generation sequencing, Access to transplantation, Outcomes evaluation karen.sherwood@vch.ca
Ren, Carl
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Consultant Pathologist, Vancouver Coastal Health Affiliation(s): VGH Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: carl.ren@vch.ca
Payne, Michael
MD, DTM&H, D(ABMM), CIC, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist and IPAC Physician, St. Paul’s Hospital Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology Clinical Interests: mpayne2@providencehealth.bc.ca
Moodley, Jinesa
MB BCh BAO, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Oncologic Pathologist, BC Cancer Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Research and Scholarly Interests: Bone and Soft tissue Pathology, Head and Neck Pathology, Endocrine Pathology Clinical Interests: jinesa.moodley@bccancer.bc.ca
Mark, Diandra
Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Infection Control Practitioner, Infection Prevention and Control, Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Antimicrobial stewardship, Antimicrobial stewardship for nurses, Antibiotic resistance organisms, Personal protective equipment behavioural studies Clinical Interests: Diandra.Mark@phsa.ca
Li, Dan
MB, PhD, FCCMG, MLT Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Cytogenetics Laboratory, Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: dan.li@vch.ca
Johal, Priya
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Consultant Pathologist, BC Cancer Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Research Centre Research and Scholarly Interests: Breast, Cytopathology Clinical Interests:
Ho, Edwin
MD, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomic Pathologist / Dermatopathologis, Royal Columbian Hospital Affiliation(s): Royal Columbian Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Skin Conditions Clinical Interests: edwin.ho@fraserhealth.ca
Hamadeh, Zeid
PhD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Lab Scientist / Genome Analyst, Cytogenomics Deperatment, VGH Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer, Clinical cytogenetic and molecular genetic evaluation of hematologic cancers, Clinical application of optical genome mapping and long read sequencing, Genetic/genomic technologies, Bioinformatics, Cancer Genomics, Hematological Malignancies zeid.hamadeh@vch.ca
Gubbay, Jonathan
MBBS, MMedSc Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, BC Children’s Hospital Affiliation(s): BC Children’s Hospital / BCCDC Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology, Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Respiratory Viruses, Arboviruses and Emerging Viruses Clinical Interests: jonathan.gubbay@cw.bc.ca
Glassman, Heather
MD, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology Clinical Interests: heather.glassman@vch.ca
Chorlton, Sam
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist, BC Children’s Hospital | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, BugSeq Bioinformatics Affiliation(s): BC Children’s Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology, Informatics, Knowledge translation Clinical Interests: samuel.chorlton1@cw.bc.ca
Chen, Wenqian
MD, PhD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomic Pathologist, Surrey Memorial Affiliation(s): Surrey Memorial Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: wenqian.chen@fraserhealth.ca
Bradley, Lucy
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Forensic Pathologist, Burnaby Hospital Affiliation(s): Burnaby Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: lucy.bradley@fraserhealth.ca
Bibby, Helen
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Micorbiologist, Kelowna General Hospital Affiliation(s): Kelowna General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology, Microbial Molecular Biology, Bacteriology Clinical Interests: helen.bibby@interiorhealth.ca
Belanger, Corrie
PhD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Molecular Scientist, Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Infectious Diseases and Immunology Microbiology, Microbial Molecular Biology, Bacteriology Clinical Interests: corrie.belanger@vch.ca
Tran, Ann
MD, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Hematopathologist, Providence Health Care Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: atran14@providencehealth.bc.ca
Spence, Tara
MSc, PhD, PMP Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Cytogeneticist & Molecular Geneticis; Director, Cytogenomics Laboratory, Vancouver General Hospital | Cancer Genetics and Genomics Laboratory, BC Cancer Vancouver (cross-coverage) Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospita / BC Cancer Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: tara.spence@vch.ca
Pors, Jennifer
MD, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Pathologist, BC Cancer Affiliation(s): BC Cancer Research Centre Research and Scholarly Interests: Cancer Clinical Interests: jennifer.pors@phsa.ca
Dr. Marc Romney is leading the integration of robots and AI in B.C. hospitals
Dr. Marc Romney is leading the integration of robots and AI in B.C. hospitals, as highlighted by @CBCNews. Discover how this transforms patient care:
Mathew, Joseph
BSc, MD, FRCP(C) Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Consultant Pathologist (Anatomical Pathology – Dermatopathology) – Vancouver General Hospital Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Skin Conditions Clinical Interests: joseph.mathew@vch.ca
Taraboanta, Catalin
MD, MSc, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomical Pathologist, East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Interior Health Shared Services BC Affiliation(s): East Kootenay Regional Hospital, Cranbrook, BC Research and Scholarly Interests: Endocrinology, Metabolism & Nutrition, Lipids Metabolism, Heart Disease Risk Stratification, Digital Pathology and Diagnostic Support Algorithms Clinical Interests: catalin.taraboanta@ubc.ca
Hume, Stacey
PhD, FCCMG Academic Rank(s): Clinical Associate Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Clinical Scientist IV, Dept of Pathology and Lab Medicine, BC Children’s Hospital, PHSA Affiliation(s): BC Children’s Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: stacey.hume@cw.bc.ca
Ling, Sean
MB BCh BAO, MSc, CIC, FRCPC Academic Rank(s): Clinical Assistant Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Medical Microbiologist and Infection Prevention and Control Physician, VGH Affiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: sean.ling@vch.ca
Karavelic, Adnan
MD Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Anatomical Pathologist, St. Paul’s Hospital Affiliation(s): St. Paul’s Hospital Research and Scholarly Interests: Clinical Interests: akaravelic@providencehealth.bc.ca
Appreciation: Professor Naveena Singh, 1964–2023
Appreciation: Professor Naveena Singh, 1964–2023
It is with profound sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dr. Naveena Singh. Dr. Singh joined the department in 2021.
Fjell, Chris
PhD (Experimental Medicine) Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC | Senior Clinical Scientist, BC Centre for Disease Control, Public Health Lab/Provincial Health Services Authority Affiliation(s): BC Centre for Disease Control Research and Scholarly Interests: Informatics Clinical Interests: chris.fjell@bccdc.ca